Courtyard House, Location: Somers Victoria Australia, Architect: Rowan Opat .Evolving from the notion of a series of outbuildings  on a greenfi eld site, principles of  passive solar design have informed this �courtyard  house�. The northern eaves respond directly to  shading becoming shallower in proportion to the  depth of space as experienced in the square plan.  As the dominant designed area, on this hectare  site, the courtyard both surrounds and is  surrounded by the house, creating a contained  space within an otherwise semi-rural block.
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